I think it is saying a lot that on my top 10 list, half of the games are dated before 2000. We might not have had graphics back then, but boy did we have gameplay and storyline. Today we tend to get clones of the same game types. FPS is distilling this to the point of ridicule.

It is also saying a lot that out of the top 7 games on this list, five are Bioware titles. Bioware is truly unmatched in telling a story.

Half-Life 2 because of the tech(in its time), the mods, the story and the crowbar.
Crysis because of the story, the Nomad, the Nanosuit, the graphics
Max Payne because of the story, the graphic novel, the gameplay, the mods, the graphics(in its time)
Grand Theft Auto San Andreas(its better than GTA IV in fun factor) because of the fun factor and the replayability
Elder Scrolls IV because of everything.

not in particular order.

PS. looks like top pics are Bad Company 2, Modern Warfare 2, Crysis and Half-Life 2... FPS UNITE!!! haha

In no particular order, of course. All equal pegging but RS is my main played game, hence why Im investing in a low power netbook to play it on, rather than my main rig with its power hungry layout. A 260 is not needed to run a java game haha.

In no particular order, of course. All equal pegging but RS is my main played game, hence why Im investing in a low power netbook to play it on, rather than my main rig with its power hungry layout. A 260 is not needed to run a java game haha.

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Runescape I used to play that game, it was pretty good to kill some boredom for a few hours.

well I'm with mailman on this and would like to add to his list
Tyrian ( a top down scroller)
Decent 1 and 2 ( 1st 360 degree 3D game)
blakestone
Windows Pinball
all the NFS series from NFS 3 up (except pro street because it sucked dogs balls)
and Sacred